Pre Congress Workshops 2025
Course Venue
The courses were held in the VESSALKA unit, Fourth Floor new Kasr El-Aini Hospital, - Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University.
Early screening of cancer cervix and colposcopy Hands-on
Course Faculty
Prof. Eman Aly Hussein
and Pathology team
Basic Ultrasound Hands-on
Course Faculty
Prof Sherif Negm
Prof Rasha Kamel
Advanced Ultrasound Hands-on
Course Faculty
Prof Sherif Negm
Prof Rasha Kamel
Hysteroscopy Workshop
Overview
This 2 days course offers a comprehensive theoretical and practical review of updates in hysteroscopy. Live demonstration, simulator training, hands on office hysteroscopy and live surgery done by our professors in OR will be provided to apply the contents of the theoretical part of the course.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the course, the participants are expected to have acquired knowledge of:
• Learn the basic knowledge about different parts of the instruments, distension media & various indications of hysteroscopy.
• Perform an office hysteroscopy.
• Evaluation of uterine cavity.
• Become familiar with new indications for the operative hysteroscopy.
Course Layout
The course is part of the educational activities of the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Cairo University.
Course Faculty
Prof. Dr. Ahmed El Minawi
Professor Obstetrics & Gynaecology Cairo University
Prof. Dr. Waleed Saber
Professor of obstetrics & Gynecology Cairo University
Prof. Dr. Ayman Hany
Professor of obstetrics & Gynecology Cairo University
Course Coordinator
Prof. Waleed Saber
Course Program
Day 1: Tuesday; September 16, 2025
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Welcoming words and introduction to the course Prof. Dr. Ahmed El Minawi |
| 09:30 - 10:30 | Office Hysteroscopy instrumentation, Snapshots and real videos Prof. Dr. Waleed Saber |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Hysteroscopy in infertility. A realistic look to the magic stick Prof. Dr. Ayman Hany |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Hands on office Hysteroscopy & simulators |
| 12:30 - 13:00 | Coffee break |
| 13:00 - 16:00 | Hands on office Hysteroscopy & simulators |
Day 2: Wednesday; September 17, 2025
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Mini-hysteroscopy. History and current uses |
| 09:30 - 12:30 | Live operations in OR & Hands on simulators |
| 13:00 - 13:30 | Coffee break |
| 13:30 - 16:00 | Live operations in OR & Hands on simulators |
Placenta Accreta Spectrum (PAS) Hands-on
Overview
This intense 2-days workshop aims to provide the attending candidates with the crucial concepts to help them reducing maternal morbidity and mortality in complex cesarean section and PAS cases. The course aims to provide candidates with the needed knowledge and skills to perform proper diagnosis, risk stratification and management of complex CS and PAS cases delivered by the world top experts.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the course, the participants are expected to have acquired knowledge of:
• To provide the most recent and crucial understanding of complex CS and PAS condition and its pathophysiology.
• To describe the advancing role of ultrasound in diagnosis, risk stratification and surgical plan preparation in cases of complex CS.
• To discuss the management options for PAS including conservative and non-conservative approaches.
• To discuss the proper handling of PAS cases in emergency setting to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity.
Educational Methods
• Interactive didactic sessions.
• Interactive Case-based discussions sharing years of valuable experience with the candidates.
• Live ultrasound sessions showing real-time ultrasound-based diagnosis, risk stratification and surgical plan preparation.
• Live surgeries demonstrating surgical management of different complex CS cases.
•Hands-on simulation and training.
Course Layout
The course is part of the educational activities of the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Cairo University.
Course Coordinator
Prof. Ahmad Mahmoud Hussein
Invited Speakers
Eric Jauniaux (UK)
Professor of OBGYN, UCL
Albaro Jose Nieto-Calvache (Columbia)
Professor of OBGYN, Universidad ICESI
Rozi Aryananda (Indonesia)
Consultant of MFM, Dr.Soetomo Academic General Hospital
Karin Fox (USA)
Professor of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, UTMB Galveston, The University of Texas Medical Branch University of Houston
Helena Bartels (Ireland)
The National Maternity Hospital, Dublin, Ireland